The court heard that Rashid sold two cans of Stella Artois to a 13-year-old employed by West Yorkshire Trading Standards to try to catch out shopkeepers.

Magistrates were told trading standards officers were in Huddersfield after complaints by the public about shops selling alcohol to under-18s.

The boy tried to buy alcohol in nine shops - but only succeeded at Bud's.

Mr Geoff Bell, prosecuting, told the court that a complaint had been made against Bud's in January this year.

He went on to say that on March 13, trading standards officer Pat Harter and the boy went to the shop. Rashid served the boy without question. He simply sold the beer.

In mitigation, Budwill, representing himself said: "We made a mistake. We should have taught him a lot better than we did. Mr Rashid is no longer being employed by us, because we cannot risk our business."